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Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain over his role in a failed 2017 independence bid for the wealthy region, returned to Spain on Thursday after seven years on the run. IMAGES
The European Union tells Venezuela's government to stop targeting opposition leaders after authorities opened a criminal probe against the main challengers disputing the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. "This needs to stop. We are calling on the authorities to stop this, this campaign of intimidation of the opposition and judicial intimidation," says EU spokesman Peter Stano in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Images of the prosecutor's office inside the judicial centre in Mendoza, Argentina. Two French international rugby players were formally charged with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match, according to a prosecution statement. IMAGES
Images from the headquarters of the Paris Judicial Police, in the 17th arrondissement, where the filmmakers Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon, accused by Judith Godrèche and other women of sexual violence, have been held in custody since Monday at the premises of the Brigade for the Protection of Minors (BPM). IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels as a long-term security agreement between Kyiv and the European Union is expected to be signed. "We will discuss today with the leaders, with leaders about it our next steps and, of course, the urgent things: air defence," says Zelensky. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of the European People's Party (EPP) and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, celebrate in Brussels after vote projections show the centre-right group in first place. IMAGES
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